Why does TechCrunch act as if the random penises are a problem for ChatRoulette?<p>That's what made the site super popular, got it referenced on mainstream television repeatedly, and made it ridiculously hysterical to use. I'm a straight guy and I don't like seeing naked men. But ChatRoulette in its prime was probably the funniest experience I've ever had on the internet because of the element of surprise.<p>TechCrunch shouldn't act as if ChatRoulette making itself a family friendly site was their number one priority.
I've seen that argument made several times.<p>Given the fact that facebook has been loath to do anything with video one can't help but wonder what it is that they know that we don't know.
I know it's in violation of FB terms, but what's <i>really</i> there to stop people from making fake accounts?<p>It might work, but as others have pointed out, it probably was what it was because it provided instant gratification anonymously.<p>I'm sure someone can build quick little app that would take two facebook/google/twitter accounts and connect them to one of the many video chat services, but, on nothing more than a hunch, I doubt it'll be as successful.